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Step 25:

Alright, working on the spades symbol now, same process as before.

Step 26:

ALT+drag with the move tool, don’t forget to flip it.

Step 27:

That done, merge those layers down also but first make a copy of the white card. Incidentally, I didn’t want any symbols in the middle of my cards, but if you want them go ahead.

Step 28:

Using the guide lines, select the marquee tool and make a rectangular selection.

Step 29:

On a new layer, SHIFT+F5 and fill with 50% gray.

Step 30:

Again, to break up the smooth color, add a noise filter.

Step 31:

This is another useful filter. Go Filter->Sketch->Halftone Pattern. Makes makes a very nice checker pattern.

Step 32:

Now we hit CRTL+U to open up the Hue/Saturation screen. We’re going to give the card some color, so check the ‘Colorize’ box and move the sliders to make the color you like.

Step 33:

Time to add some effects to the cards. Choose each card layer in turn and give them a drop shadow…

Step 34:

…and a bevel.

Step 35:

Cards are seldom completely straight like ours, so we need to rotate them a little and move them on top of each other. Notice that the A layer is at the bottom of the layers and under the other two cards. To rotate, simply hit CRTL+T to enter transform mode, and drag the handle bars that appear. When you’re happy with it, hit enter again.

Step 36:

Exactly the same process…

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